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Borrowing items

Loan duration

Item type (see definitions below) Loan duration Limits
Regularly circulating collections of all PBUQ libraries 30 days (with automatic renewals)
Leisure collection 30 days (with one automatic renewal of 30 days) Only available for the Concordia community
Daily course reserve loans 1 day Only available for the Concordia community
3-hour course reserve loans 3 hours Only available for the Concordia community
Anatomical models 3 hours, in library use only (request at the Vanier Library Circulation Desk) Only available for the Concordia community
Vinyl records (LPs) 30 days (with automatic renewals) Only available for the Concordia community
Accessories (mobile chargers, headphones and headsets with microphones) 1 day
Noise cancelling headsets 1 day Only available for the Concordia community
Equipment (ex: calculators, white board markers, etc.) 1 day Only available for the Concordia community
Equipment – extended loan (Verilux HappyLight lamps) 3 days Only available for the Concordia community
Library laptops 3 days Only available for the Concordia community
Library tablets 3 days Only available for the Concordia community
Technology Sandbox items 7 days Only available for the Concordia community
Technology Sandbox items – extended loan (Knit crochet kit, Arduino kits, Raspberry Pi kits, books and games) 14 days Only available for the Concordia community

Item definitions

Regularly circulating collections of all PBUQ libraries
Includes books, video and sound recordings, kits, etc., that are not in Course Reserves, Special Collections, or the non-circulating reference collection
Leisure collection
Items from the Leisure collection with a 30-day non-renewable loan period. Only available to the Concordia community.
Daily course reserve loans
Items from the Course Reserves Room with a one-day loan period. Only available to the Concordia community.
Three-hour course reserve loans
Items from the Course Reserves Room with a three-hour loan period. Only available to the Concordia community.
Anatomical models
The models are only available at Vanier Library for in library use only by Concordia Community users.
Equipment
Includes light therapy lamps, calculators, markers, external CD/DVD drives, visual aid keyboards (only available at Vanier Library), portable standing desks, and adaptors. Only available to the Concordia community.
Accessories
Includes headphones and phone chargers. Available to all borrowing users.
Library laptops
Only available to the Concordia community.
Library tablets
Only available to the Concordia community.
Technology Sandbox items
Includes cameras, Arduino kits, tripods, gaming systems, video games, Raspberry Pi kits, VR headsets, and more (see full list of Technology Sandbox items). Only available to the Concordia community. For more information on borrowing Technology Sandbox items.
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